(high level of character-marked wood). Figure 2. Paper birch edge-glue panel (high level of natural stain). Edge-glued panels can be manufactured for a variety of end uses such as furniture and ...

(Try getting into a highway accident in a car made of birch.) In the 1970s, technological developments made the fabrication of faux wood grain paneling feasible and cheap. These pieces could be ...

the team soaked de-lignified birch wood in PEG (polyethylene glycol), a polymer that is also found in theatre smoke machines and toothpaste. When encapsulated in the wood panels, this makes it ...